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Patch has community sites across Maryland. Here are some of our top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Father Says Prosecutors Building Murder Case Against Mom: Missing Hoggle Kids
• Red Line Cars Decouple, Strand Passengers Near Twinbrook Station
• Firefighters Still Battling 85-Foot-Tall Pile of Burning Trash

Children Rescued by Firefighters After Getting Stuck in Mud in Landover [PHOTOS]

Two young boys are OK after they got stuck in thick mud in Landover on Sunday. One 10-year-old boy had been pulled out by police when the Prince George's Fire Department technical rescue team went to work on the 11-year-old boy, who was stuck up to his knees. >>> Read more.

Camel Chomps on Man's Hand at Upper Marlboro Church's Christmas Show: Report
An ambulance was reportedly requested after a caller indicated a camel had bitten a man on the arm during preparations for a production at church in Upper Malboro. The church's website describes the Christmas show as quite a big one, with 200 people in the cast and a "Broadway-style" production. >>> Read more.

• Police Double as Santas in Columbia: 77 Packages Returned to Victims of Porch Pirates
• Pedestrian Dies Two Days After Rockville Accident: Police
• Gang Member Charged in Sextuple Shooting on Garrison Boulevard: Police
• Fight at Denny's Restaurant with Baseball Bat Leads to Arrest: Police
• Aberdeen Arson: High-End Car Torched, Fire Marshal Says
• Bicyclist Hit By Car in Odenton Seriously Hurt: Officials

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• Lost Treasures: How to Retrieve Items Left at Airport Security Checkpoints
• Supermoon Dec. 13, 2016: Will Maryland See It? Plus Meteor Showers in 2017
• Robber Demands Hydrocodone During CVS Pharmacy Hold-Up
• Holiday Return Policies: Apple, Target, Macy's, Best Buy and More Retailers
• Melania Trump in Maryland Courtroom for $150M Lawsuit
• Senator Mikulski Scores $255 Million for FBI Headquarters in PG County

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